eastafricancoastaltongue
nounUK /ˌiːst ˈæfrɪkən ˈkəʊstəl tʌŋ/
US /ˌiːst ˈæfrɪkən ˈkoʊstəl tʌŋ/
A language that people speak along the coast of East Africa.
My friend from Mombasa speaks an East African coastal tongue at home.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of speaking that is common in towns by the sea in East Africa.
The market sellers shared a friendly East African coastal tongue.
3. A local language passed down by families living near the East African shore.
Grandma taught us songs in her East African coastal tongue.
4. A style of speech that mixes words from several coastal East African languages.
Sailors along the coast picked up an East African coastal tongue to trade.